The Czech Republic freezes the assets of Russian citizens and companies subject to EU sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation after the invasion of Ukraine. We are talking about hundreds of millions of crowns.. It is reported by European Truth with reference to Prime Minister Petr Fiala on the Czech television..

Fiala noted that the freezing of assets was difficult because they are often not isolated, but are part of large companies..

" And we will continue to do so,"

However, according to the prime minister, laws will need to be changed to make the procedure faster and more efficient..

In the past, President Milos Zeman was an opponent of sanctions, but after the Russian attack on Ukraine, he spoke in favor of the most severe measures against the Kremlin.. Commenting on this change in the views of the head of state, Fiala only stated: he is glad that the political representation of the Czech Republic in this extreme situation was expressed in one voice.

The financial and analytical bureau responsible for enforcing sanctions in the Czech Republic announced several attempts to circumvent them. Some companies tried to transfer tens of millions of crowns, so the office froze their accounts and opened a criminal case. The police are currently on the case.. Earlier it became known that Switzerland also froze Russian assets in the amount of about 5.75 billion Swiss francs or $6.17 billion, which include a number of real estate objects..